What is the source of the Sun’s light and heat? Initially, the Sun was a shining god or a “spark” cast off in the creation—then it became a pile of burning sticks or coal.
However, by the late 19th Century geologists were confident that Earth was much older than what the astronomers’ model would allow, and the conflict between astronomy and geology continued for several decades.
Why are assumptions made in the first half of the twentieth century still warranted after decades of space exploration? An electrical perspective has been found on virtually every feature of the Sun now observed which defy gravitational and gas laws relating to pressure, density, temperature and relative motions of gases.
Author and narrator Matt Finn narrates from a Top 10 Thunderbolts Picture of the Day.
